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20Aug/17

Mass protests in U.S. cities decry racism, pillory Trump

August 20, 2017SocialAlt-right, American people of German descent, Anti-fascism in the United States, Boston, Business, Charlottesville, Charlottesville Virginia, Climate change skepticism and denial, Country: United States, Donald Trump, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Politics, Politics by country, Politics of the United States, president, Protests against Donald Trump, Social Issues, The Apprentice, Unite the Right rally, United States, White supremacy in the United States, WWE Hall of Fame, Zach Goelmansmbale

A planned far-right rally in California and expected counter-demonstation comes on the heels of massive protests in U.S. cities over the weekend in the wake of U.S. President Donald Trump’s response to the violence at a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia last week. Zach Goelman reports. Continue reading →

19Aug/17

Protest march begins ahead of Boston ‘Free Speech’ rally

August 19, 2017SocialAlt-right, Boston, car rampage, Charlottesville, Charlottesville Virginia, City: Boston, City: Charlottesville, Comcast, Country: United States, NBC, NBCUniversal, New York City, Protests against Donald Trump, Protests against the Iraq War, Province/State: Virginia, Rockefeller Center, Social Issues, Television in the United States, United States, War/Conflict, White supremacy in the United Statessmbale

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, UNITED STATES (AUGUST 19, 2017) (NBC) – Opposition groups began to march on the streets of Boston Saturday (August 19) ahead of a “Free Speech” rally with right-wing speakers, a week after a woman was killed at a Virginia white-supremacist protest. Continue reading →

08May/17

Obama voices hope for healthcare as he accepts JFK ‘courage’ award

May 8, 2017PoliticsBarack Obama, Boston, Congress, Democratic Party, Democratic Party United States), Democrats United States), Health/Medical/Pharmaceuticals, John F. Kennedy, Kennedy family, Politics, Politics of the United States, president, Progressivism in the United States, Social Issues, States of the United States, United Statessmbale

Former U.S. President Barack Obama expresses hope that members of Congress will look beyond party lines when considering the future of the country’s healthcare system, as he accepts the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation’s “Profile in Courage” Award. Continue reading →

15Apr/17

Ex-NFL star Aaron Hernandez found not guilty

April 15, 2017NFLAaron Hernandez, American football in the United States, Boston, Criminal homicide, Criminals, Law/Crime, Murder, Murder of Odin Lloyd, National Football League, National Football League controversies, National Football League player conduct controversy, New England Patriots, Odin Lloyd, Sports, United Statessmbale

Former New England Patriots football star Aaron Hernandez was found not guilty of murdering two men outside a Boston nightclub in 2012. Continue reading →

20Mar/17

Google’s Project Sunroof shows huge solar potential of U.S.

March 20, 2017InnovationArticles, Boston, Company: Google, Country: United States, Digital media, energy, Energy conversion, Environment, Fresno, Google, Houston, Los Angeles, NEXT MEDIA, Outline of solar energy, Phoenix, Photovoltaics, Project Sunroof, Renewable energy, Solar panel, Solar power by country, Solar power in the United States, Technology, Technology/Internet, United States, World Wide Web, Zero-energy buildingsmbale

Google launched a project called Project Sunroof in 2015, which measures solar potential of individual homes in the U.S. The result of the project shows most U.S. homes have great solar viability.
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06Feb/17

Fans pour onto the streets of Boston to celebrate Patriots win

February 6, 2017NFLAmerican football in the United States, American Football League, American people of German descent, Asante Samuel, Atlanta Falcons, Atlanta Falcons season, Boston, Boston Patriots, Brady–Belichick era, City: Boston, James White, Jets–Patriots rivalry, National Football League, National Football League rivalries, New England Patriots, NFL, Region: New England, Sports, Sports in the United States, Super Bowl, Super Bowl championships, Super Bowl MVPs, the NFL, The Super Bowl, Tom Brady, United Statessmbale

New England fans flood onto the streets of Boston to celebrate the Patriots come-from-behind victory over the Atlanta Falcons, 34-28, in Super Bowl LI.

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24Jan/17

New Edition gets permanent spot in Hollywood

January 24, 2017MusicBackstreet Boys, Bivins, Bobby Brown, Boston, Boyz II Men, Bubblegum pop, California, Candy Girl, City: Boston, Company: BCE, Devoe, Entertainment/Culture, Heartbreak, Hollywood Walk of Fame, Johnny Gill, Los Angeles, Michael Bivins, Musical groups, Musicians, New Edition, New Kids on the Block, Ralph Tresvant, Record labels, Rickey Bell, Robert E. Brown, Ronnie DeVoe, United States, Walk of Famesmbale

New Edition is honored with the 2,600th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

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21Jan/17

Hundreds of thousands expected to protest Donald Trump in Washington

January 21, 2017US ElectionsAfrican-American Civil Rights Movement, Boston, Businesspeople, Donald Trump, Janelle Monae, Katy Perry, Martin Luther King Jr., National Mall, Presidency of Donald Trump, Protests against Donald Trump, Protests against the Iraq War, Quds Day, Right-wing populism in the United States, San Francisco, Social Issues, U.S. Capital, United States, Washington, Washington D.C., Women's March, Zachary Goelmansmbale

A demonstration in Washington, D.C., against the newly-inaugurated U.S. president is expected to draw hundreds of thousands of marchers, with thousands more expected at similar demonstrations across the country. Zachary Goelman reports. Continue reading →

15Nov/16

Supermoon shines from east to west

November 15, 2016SpaceAstrology, Astronomy, Australia, Bangkok, Beijing, Berlin, Bopp, Boston, Eclipse, France, Full moon, Germany, Hsieh Wei, Hsieh Wei-Ting, Indonesia, Israel, Jakarta, Jamie Iacoi, January 2018 lunar eclipse, Lunar eclipse, Lunar observation, Lunar science, Manila, Moon, Moons, New York City, Observational astronomy, Philippines, Space science, Star Gazers, Supermoon, Taipei, Thailand, Washington D.C.smbale

From Beijing to Berlin, star gazers around the world admired the supermoon – the largest, brightest full moon in nearly seven decades – as it made its way across the skies. Continue reading →

28Nov/15

Highlights of world events from January to March 2015

November 28, 2015World2013–15 detention of Al Jazeera journalists by Egypt, Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, Abdullah, Abu Dhabi, Ahmed Merabet, AirAsia, Akbar, Al Jazeera, al-Alam, al-Dour, Al-Qaeda, Alexis Tsipras, Alexis Vastine, Andreas Lubitz, Angela Merkel, Argentina, Athens, Australia, Barack Obama, Barcelona, Benjamin Netanyahu, Boris Nemtsov, Boston, Brazil, Brisbane, Camille Muffat, Charles, Charlie Hebdo, Charlie Hebdo shooting, Chile, China, Dan Uzan, David Cameron, Dilma Rousseff, Donetsk, Duesseldorf, Egypt, Faroe Islands, Finn Noergaard, Florence Arthaud, France, François Hollande, Germany, Haruna Yukawa, Houthis, India, Iraq, Islamic terrorism in France, Israel, Jane Dutton, Jerusalem, Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy, Kenji Goto, Kim Ki-jong, Kuwait, Lee Kuan Yew, Libya, London, Manila, Mark Lippert, Minsk, Mohamed Fahmy, Mohammad, Mohammed Emwazi, Moscow, Muath al-Kasasbeh, Myanmar, New York City, northern Chile and Peru, Omar Abdel Hamid El-Hussein, Paramilitary organizations, Paris, Peru, Peter Greste, Petro Poroshenko, Philippines, Pope Francis, radio free europe/radio liberty, Riyadh, Russia, Saddam, Salman, Sanaa, SANTIAGO, Saudi Arabia, Seoul, Shanghai, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Surabaya, Syria, Taipei, Terrorism, The Airbus, Tunisia, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Vanuatu, Violence, Vladimir Putin, Vuhlehirsk, Yemen, Yemeni Crisissmbale

World events during the first quarter of the year include an attack on the offices of Charlie Hebdo in Paris, the downing of a Germanwings jet by its pilot and a visit by Pope Francis to Asia.
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